Synonyms and antonyms of To study, or to study hard in British Thesaurus

study (verb)

to learn about a subject by going to school, university etc

learn (verb)

education to study something so that you remember it exactly

train (verb)

to study something such as painting, dancing, or singing for a long time

take (verb)

to study a particular subject at school or college

cram (verb)

informal to study hard in order to learn a lot in a short time, especially for an examination

research (verb)

to make a detailed study of something in order to discover new facts

do (verb)

British to study a subject

read (verb)

Britishold-fashioned to study a particular subject at university

revise (verb)

educationBritish to read and learn information that you have studied in order to prepare for an examination. The American word is review

specialize (verb)

to be an expert in a particular part of a subject or profession

bone up ()

to study hard or learn about something in order to prepare for a test, meeting etc

gen up on (British)

Britishinformal old-fashioned to learn all that you can about a particular subject

go over ()

to practise and repeat something in order to learn it

major in ()

to study something as your main subject at college or university

memorize (verb)

to learn something so that you remember it perfectly

minor in ()

to study a particular subject at university or college in addition to your main subject

mug up ()

to quickly learn something or check that you know it, for example before an examination

read for (British)

Britishold-fashioned to study for a particular degree

review (verb)

educationAmerican to revise for an examination

specialise ()

a British spelling of specialize

study (verb)

to learn about a problem or a particular subject using scientific methods

study (verb)

to do work such as reading and homework

swot (verb)

Britishinformal to study very hard, especially for an examination

swot up (British)

Britishinformal to study something very hard, especially for an examination

walk through ()

to practise or learn something in a slow patient way, or to show someone how to do something